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Teacher Certification

The Education Department offers a social studies/education major. The program prepares students wishing to teach at the secondary level, grades 7-12. The History Department collaborates with the Education Department to offer the history courses needed for certification. Admission requirements for the program are described in the Division of Education.

Electives

29 to 32 credits

Note

To earn a Bachelor of Art in History, students must complete a minimum of 120 credit hours. Students must also earn a major GPA of 2.0, and a cumulative GPA of 2.0.

Any student contemplating graduate work should understand that most history graduate programs involve the knowledge of foreign languages. Especially if you aim at a College or University teaching career, you should consult with one of the history faculty to discuss what languages you will likely have to know, and begin the study of those languages as an undergraduate.